Finger Lakes
Penfield, New York
Penfield is a town in Monroe County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 39,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Penfield sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Monroe
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 39,438
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Notes in and around Penfield
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Penfield's Four Corners began with creek power
Penfield's town history connects Four Corners with Daniel Penfield, Irondequoit Creek waterpower, and early settlement.
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Fairport Is an Erie Canal Village With Its Own Civic Route
Fairport's canal-side village identity includes local services and a separate municipal route inside Perinton.
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Perinton's Trails Tie Parks to the Canal
Perinton's local identity links Crescent Trail footpaths, preserved open spaces, the RS&E Trolley Trail, and Erie Canal Heritage Trail.
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Webster Balances Lake Ontario and Orchard Country
Webster's identity connects Lake Ontario, Webster Park, Irondequoit Bay history, and a fruit-growing farm landscape.
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Webster village is the compact center inside a bigger town
Webster village is a compact municipal center inside the larger Webster town map.
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East Rochester's Local History Room Protects a Young Shop-Town Memory
East Rochester's official history room preserves thousands of objects from a compact town-village that grew quickly from Despatch farmland.
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East Rochester Was Built As Despatch
East Rochester's compact identity comes from Despatch, the railroad, and the Merchants Despatch carshops that shaped the town-village.
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Webster town and county tax bills have a local receiver path
Webster property owners can use the town tax and assessor pages to find the right route for tax bills and parcel questions.
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East Rochester Still Carries the Despatch Carshops Story
East Rochester's village identity is tied to its railroad-carshop origins and the local history pages keep that industrial story visible.
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Roughly $22–$27 per $1,000
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $6,681–$8,082 a year before the STAR break.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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